Introduced this year at Baselworld — and inspired by 1950s Tissot Visodates — the new Visodate Heritage is a faithful modern reinterpretation of a classic.

Particularly, the larger case and dial, and old-school “Tissot” signed dial adds to the overall attractiveness of the timepiece. Vintage Visodate timepieces display the date only whereas the new version displays the day and date.

Presented in a fully polished stainless steel case (also available in gold plated steel or 18K gold), the Visodate is a classy dress watch with a contemporary feel. It features a curved dial and domed sapphire glass, the 40 mm by 11.6 mm case is tapered from the bezel to the caseback, giving it a unique look, without making it noticeably less comfortable on the wrist than a non-tapered design.

There are four versions in stainless steel (steel/silver dial, steel/black dial, gold plated steel/silver dial, and gold plated steel/black dial) all with applied baton indexes that match their respective cases. There are five significantly more expensive solid 18K rose gold and yellow gold variations — apart from their solid gold cases, textured dials, and Roman numeral hour markers — they are virtually the same.

Powering the Visodate is an ETA 2836-2 automatic mechanical caliber that runs at 28,800 vph (4hz), has 25 jewels, and a power reserve of 42 hours. The movement and gold-plated Tissot signed rotor is visible through the clear caseback. All variations come with either a brown or black leather strap. Water-resistant is 30 meters. The price is $650 in stainless steel, $695 in stainless steel with gold plating, and $4,950 in 18K gold.